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@derek-m this is from my estimated house heat loss based on room by room assessment @ 10 degrees. However these figures just don't represent real worl...
@derek-m its basically a real world heat loss calculation / EPC - I could work our heat loss per average ambient by keeping a log
@derek-m trying to understand what 11kw means. If the house is 70m2 it seems a lot. I used 17kw yesterday to achieve the same results, but my house is...
@kev-m whats the size of your house?
@kev-m yes that's the whole house. I do have a little CT clamp meter on the HP, so I can see what its drawing. But its not recorded, I just look in as...
@kev-m It'll be a mix of hot water (for the showers), my wife's hair dryer, washing machine going on etc. This measures power in 5 min intervals, so i...
@derek-m there is a bit of cycling on the system due to the super mild weather (ambient was 13 overnight). However its very wet today, so interesting ...
Ran through the night with a COP of 4.2 - Lost some heat downstairs though, the temperature dropped to 20. So I've adjusted my curve 1 degree upwards;...
@jeff I think we'll end up with a system based on weather curves from heat loss calcs. I dont see why its not possible given we know the size of heat ...
room temperature hit 21.5 again today, so trimmed the weather comp at the bottom end a little. Its not exactly sunny, so solar gain should be negligib...
Checked the filter today and it was pretty much totally clean - so I think the gunk is now cleaned out. The system is basically silent now as well, wh...
@rv3 is your weather compensation turned on? That would be step 1
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